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Definition and Synonyms for 可能
1. | 可能 | 何かをするのに必要な方法、技能またはノウハウまたは権利を持っている |
Able | having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something | |
Synonyms: | 可能 | |
2. | 適切 | 必要な品質を持っている |
Up To | having the requisite qualities for | |
Synonyms: | 可能, 適切, 適当 | |
3. | できる | 力量か能力を持つさま |
Capable | having capacity or ability | |
Synonyms: | する, できる, 可能 | |
4. | ありうる | 起きるまたは存在できる |
Possible | capable of happening or existing | |
Synonyms: | 可能 | |
5. | 可能 | 手持ちの手段とその与えられた状況に応じてなされ得る |
Workable | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are | |
Synonyms: | 可能, 実行可能 | |
6. | 可能 | ある特定の目的で使用可能である |
Operable | usable for a specific purpose | |
Synonyms: | 可能 |
Meanings for each kanji in 可能
» | 可 | can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not |
» | 能 | ability; talent; skill; capacity |
Sample Sentences for 可能
現代科学は多くの不可能を可能に変えた。
Modern science has turned many impossibilities into possibilities.
水道水には塩素、鉛などの有害物質が含まれている可能性がある。
There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.
このスキャンダルで一部の高官が罷免される可能性がある。
The scandal could lead to the firing of some senior officials.
それぞれの眠り方がそれぞれ異なった種類の大人を作る可能性はある。
Each way of sleeping is likely to produce a different kind of adult.
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